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City Council Meeting Minutes August 25, 2009 Page 4 of 12 Events - 1 st place - Dancing Children, Doug Grinbergs 2nd place -WinterSkate, Doug Grinbergs 3rd place - Bounty at Farmer's Market, Richard Saxon Open Space - 1st place - Cold Walk at Harper Lake, Julie Arnett 2nd place - Red Barn at Sunset, Richard Saxon 3rd place - Louisville Yellow, Don Creager Places - 1st place - 1904 Church Downtown, Manisha Pandit 2nd place - Condemned History, Andrew Catellier 3rd place - Main Street, Jerry Bargar DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION DISTRIBUTION OF PEG FEES Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Public Relations Manager Muth explained on June 2nd, City Council approved the continuation of the Comcast PEG fee of 50 cents per subscriber. These funds were returned to allow Comcast to recover its cost from the 2006 capital grants to the City and CCTV 54. Approximately $22,000 will be generated in PEG fee revenue for the remainder of 2009 and $30,000 on an annual basis until 2013, when the franchise agreement expires. The money is dedicated to capital costs associated with the City's Channel 8 and CCTV 54 Public Access programming. CCTV requests one-half or more of the funds and supplied a list of capital purchases for which they would use the funds. The City portion would relate to the production of Channel 8 for cameras, editing equipment, associated software and microphones for broadcasting City meetings and events. The Staff recommended a 50/50 split of the $22,000 PEG fees between the City and CCTV 54 for 2009, and of the $30,000 on an annual basis until 2013. PUBLIC COMMENTS Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, CO explained his earlier comments were not directed at Mr. Fleming but at the selection and evaluation process. He stated on February 13, 2009 he delivered a 2-page complaint against Comcast Cable Television and has yet to receive a response from the City. He addressed the City's request for 50% of the PEG fees without documentation, when CCTV submitted a four page request outlining their needs. He stated the City officials allocated $15,000 annually to the government channel, and sets a standard for performance for others, but the City itself, fails to comply. He stated Comcast Cable Television operates in Louisville for free, using public right-of-ways, takes 5 million dollars in revenue from the City's subscribers and gives nothing to the City in return. He noted PEG fees were to